Climate Central

A new analysis on western wildfires by Climate Central released Sept. 18 found that blazes seen this summer are now seven times more likely to occur than they were 70 years ago because of a continued warming trend, researchers say.

Some states are warming much faster than others, and according to a new report by Climate Central, Colorado is among the top 20 fastest-warming states. Colorado warmed 0.483 degrees per decade since 1970, and 0.225 degrees per decade over the past 100 years, the study said.